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Deaths by Cause of Death

Short codes for statistics. KIA, MIA and DOW are the combat set; the rest group accidents, disease, and other deaths. The long narrative stays on each person record.

KIA — Killed in action MIA — Missing in action DOW — Died of wounds KOAS — Killed on active service DOAS — Died on active service POW — Died as prisoner of war FF — Friendly fire DUTY — Died on duty MVA — Motor vehicle accident AA — Aircraft accident DROW — Drowned SEA — Lost at sea ACC — Accident SHOT — Shot MURD — Murdered SUIC — Suicide DIS — Died of disease NAT — Natural causes DISCH — Died after discharge UNK — Unknown

Died of pneumonia 1,020 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
14146 Mabe George G Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-08-06
14124 Maart Peter Henry P H Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-07
18171 MUTOWANE or SHITOBANE Franz F Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways and Harbours UDF 1915-07-17
17663 MOTHLAMADE or MOTHLANADI Klaas K Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1916-12-16
17660 MOTHIBE or MOTHIBI William W Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-09-14
15434 MASTARA or MATSARA Zimba Z Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-12-11
14595 MAJALA or MAJOLA or MAYALA or MOTELA Agante A Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railways UDF 1915-06-30
41555 Lyons William Mark W M Staff Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) Services School SADF 1961-12-10
14064 Luyt Edmund James E J Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-06-11
41011 Lunga John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Railway Section UDF 1915-02-23
13910 Louw Jafta J Labourer South African Labour Corps (Corps) Transport and Remounts UDF 1915-06-19
13889 Lourens Hendrik Jacobus H J Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 5th Permanent Bty. UDF 1918-10-22
13863 Lottering David Van Helron D V H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-15
13814 Longbottom Harry H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-29
13804 Londt Martinus Frederick M F Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-07-17
13793 Lombard Jacobus Petrus J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-18
13702 Llewellyn George G Private South African Rifles 2nd UDF 1917-09-07
13699 Livingstone Samuel Harry S H Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-08
13667 Lisher David Samuel D S Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-14
13644 Linford Edward Neville E N Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles Medical Section UDF 1918-10-25
13600 Lillienveldt Charles Apolis C A Corporal Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 11th Coy. UDF 1918-06-30
13577 Lifi Caswell C Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-12-14
13508 Lewis Johannes Petrus J P Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) UDF 1918-10-16
13411 Lessing Jacobus Stephanus J S Private South African Service Corps (Corps) Supplies UDF 1918-10-26
29908 Lesiba Klaas K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 9th Coy. UDF 1918-10-27
13340 Leon Abraham A Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Native Carrier Transport UDF 1919-03-20
13274 Leigh Henry Godfrey Thomas H G T Second Lieutenant Labour Corps (Corps) and 5th South African Field Artillery UDF 1918-11-11
13263 Lehlaka Jack J Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-01-08
13245 Leffler Leonard John Wilfred L J W Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing UK 1918-09-25
13214 Lee Michael M Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1917-05-29
13147 Le Vavasseur Ernest John E J Private 12th South African Infantry UDF 1918-11-05
13111 Le Roux Abraham A Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-05
13114 Le Roux Abraham Jacobus A J Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-11
13116 Le Roux Cornelius Christoffel C C Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-10
13123 Le Roux Gert Martinus G M Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-10
13129 Le Roux James J Private Cape Cycle Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-10-16
13096 Le Fevre Gabriel Alexandre G A Staff Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve UDF 1918-10-18
13052 Lawrence Frederick Thomas F T Boy 2nd Class Royal Navy H.M.S. "Ganges." UK 1920-03-26
13055 Lawrence Henry Ruthven H R Captain South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1st Field Amb. UDF 1918-12-14
13010 Lavender William W Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment UDF 1915-03-30
12985 Lassen Hugo Paul Johannes H P J Gunner Cape Garrison Artillery UDF 1918-10-16
12926 Langa Rufus R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1943-08-13
12842 Lakier John J Leader South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment UDF 1918-10-16
12765 Kweva Natal N Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 27th Coy. UDF 1917-06-05
12746 Kurakura Private Rhodesia Native Regiment UK 1918-12-17
40424 Kula Hunter H Native Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1916-09-15
12703 Kubane Ramkondo R Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1917-10-31
12676 Kruger Jacobus Johannes J J Private 12th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-12-31
12691 Kruger William W Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport UDF 1918-09-07
12632 Krog Carl C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E. UDF 1918-10-27